french toast

Basics: How To Make French Toast

Serve it for breakfast or dinner, french toast is a classic that remains a favorite. 

French toast is a Sunday brunch staple in our home. Recently, with the change of the clock, it has become a motzei Shabbos supper. Leftover challah is always a bonus, but any sliced bread will do. 

basics


A good idea is to buy sliced challah specifically for this purpose. I like to keep a bag in my freezer and take out a few slices as needed. 

french toast

basics

french toast french toast

5.0 from 1 reviews
French Toast
 
Ingredients
  • Approx 6 slices of challah (or any sliced bread)
  • 4 eggs
  • ¼ cup milk
  • Dash of salt
  • Dash of cinnamon, optional
  • 1-2 tablespoons oil for frying
Instructions
  1. Place the eggs in a bowl or pan. Add the milk and the salt. Whisk until combined.
  2. Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Add the oil to the hot frying pan.
  3. Dredge the bread into the mixture until there is no visible dry bread. Fry until golden on both sides. Serve right away.

My family likes to eat their French toast with maple syrup or a dusting of confectioner’s sugar. What do you like on top?

Renee Muller

Renee is a sought-after food and lifestyle stylist and the author of two cookbooks. With dishes and linens as her paint palette, it’s her artistry that weaves a beautiful story in the photos on this site.

13 responses to “Basics: How To Make French Toast”

  1. Suri Avatar
    Suri

    I grew up with a savory version which people always raise their eyebrows at and then fall in love with- skip the cinnamon and top with a slice of american cheese as soon as you flip to the 2nd side. Will melt as it continues cooking. Some of my kids then like to dip it in sweet chili sauce. Or those that like it sweet, skip the cheese and spread raspberry jam on top.

  2. Shaindy Avatar
    Shaindy

    We always topped it with lots of white sugar and ate it like that until, the husband came around and made it with the American cheese on top as soon as it got flipped to the second side . At first I was like No it doesn’t come like that! But I have been eating the cheese version 7 years!

  3. Nechama Avatar
    Nechama

    We eat it with chunky cottage cheese!
    Yum!

  4. Gittel Avatar
    Gittel

    We either eat it with white sugar or with melted American cheese

  5. Leah Avatar
    Leah

    We love it with cinnamon and sugar! Yum! Just as a side note, an electric griddle is amazing for french toast! You can make about 8 slices at once! Amazing time saver!

  6. leah Avatar
    leah

    i also grew up with melted cheese on top! its really good!! but my husband thinks its so weird!

  7. PH Avatar
    PH

    Best tip I ever read somewhere was to put vanilla extract in the egg mixture. It doesn’t really add taste but smells AMAZING while it’s frying.

  8. M Avatar
    M

    Raspberry jam! I have been served French toast topped with shredded mozzarella. It wasn’t bad.

  9. Aadinah Avatar
    Aadinah

    I don’t like sugary sweet breakfast so I created a spicy version of french toast that is absolutely amazing!!

    Spicy French Toast:
    1 egg
    1/4 cup Milk
    sprinkle of water
    Salt, pepper
    crushed red pepper flakes
    oregano
    a bit of garlic powder and dried onion flakes. (optional)

    (for a twist- mix in some shredded cheese into the mixture)

    I hope you enjoy 😉

    1. Barbara Dweck Avatar
      Barbara Dweck

      Try adding almond extract to the egg mixture. It’s delicious!

  10. ML Avatar
    ML

    how about fresh, hot french toast with cold sour cream?

  11. Sari Avatar
    Sari

    add a couple teaspoons of brown sugar to the egg mixture to make it even better!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Contact Us

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

FREE GIFT!

Close the CTA

Get our BCP Lifepages Planner by signing up to our email list!